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Test Your Basic Knowledge of the Principles of Design
Self-Test Assignment

Principles Assignment
Your assignment for this class involves this fictional yellow pages ad.

Describe the changes you might make to this ad using the six principles of design outlined in this class: balance, proximity/unity, alignment, repetition/consistency, contrast, and white space. Tell me what's wrong or less than optimal about the layout and what you would change and why? If you would make color or graphics changes, explain those with an eye on how they relate to one or more of the 6 principles.

Remember to look at all six principles of design, no matter how little one of them might figure in this design makeover.

Not sure where to start? Here's one possible way to makeover this ad and explanations for each of the six principles of design.

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